Canadian nonfiction

  • The Great Canadian Bucket List — New Brunswick

    Creator

    Esrock, Robin

    Abstract

    On his personal quest to check off the best of his home country, travel writer and host Robin Esrock catalogues must-sees, including nature, food, culture, history, adrenaline rushes, and quirky Canadiana. After spending years crafting the definitive Canadian Bucket List, he’s packed in enough for a lifetime, at least. In this special excerpt, Esrock takes us the east coast and the ancient Acadian land of New Brunswick, including such experiences as: walking the seabed, ziplining over a waterfall, biking in a kilt, and drinking a potato smoothie!

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • The Great Canadian Bucket List — British Columbia

    Creator

    Esrock, Robin

    Abstract

    On his personal quest to check off the best of his home country, travel writer and host Robin Esrock catalogues must-sees, including nature, food, culture, history, adrenaline rushes, and quirky Canadiana. After spending years crafting the definitive Canadian Bucket List, he’s packed in enough for a lifetime, at least.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Crime Scene Investigations

    Creator

    Baum, Daniel J.

    Abstract

    When police are called in to investigate a crime, what powers and limitations apply to them? What are their rights to question strangers, search without warrants, or detain individuals who might become suspects? Crime Scene Investigations breaks down the Supreme Court's decisions on questions like these into clear and practical terms.        Police need to be vigilant, since the line between a lawful search and an improper one can be dangerously thin, and officers can be held accountable for any wrongdoing, intentional or not.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Strange Way to Live A Story of Rock 'n' Roll Resurrection

    Creator

    Dixon, Carl

    Abstract

    Carl Dixon’s journey through the twists and turns of a music performer’s life began in Northern Ontario, where his boyhood dreams, shaped by the 1960s, collided with a new musical culture. Though Carl’s road was rocky, it was still paved with gold. It has led from his early days with hard rockers Coney Hatch to tours and lasting friendships with huge acts like Iron Maiden. The ups and downs were meteoric.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Riverdale East of the Don

    Creator

    Muir, Elizabeth Gillan

    Abstract

    Heritage Toronto Book Award — Shortlisted, Non-Fiction Book A popular history of the Riverdale area of Toronto, including Playter Estates north of the Danforth. In its first 50 years, the city of Toronto changed from a rough settlement to a booming city with a voracious appetite for land. The incorporated city of Toronto grew tenfold from 1834 to 1884 — partly through immigration, but also through the annexation of older communities. Among these were the former suburbs of Leslieville and Riverside, which were joined together in 1884 to become the new Toronto community of Riverdale.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • The Voyageur Canadian History 2-Book Bundle The Refugee / The Letters and Journals of Simon Fraser, 1806-1808

    Creator

    Lamb, W. Kaye

    Drew, Benjamin

    Clarke, George E.

    Abstract

    Voyageur Classics is a series that issues special new versions of Canadian classics, with added material and special introductions. In this bundle we find two classic works of Canadian historical writing. During three extraordinary years, 1805-1808, Simon Fraser undertook the third major expedition across North America, culminating in his famous journey down the river in British Columbia that now bears his name. Fraser’s exploratory efforts helped lead to Canada’s boundary later being declared at the 49th parallel. In this new volume, librarian and archivist W.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • The Voyageur Canadian Essays & Criticism 2-Book Bundle Selected Writings, A.J.M. Smith / The Kindred of the Wild

    Creator

    Smith, A.J.M.

    Gnarowski, Michael

    Roberts, Charles G. D.

    Polk, James

    Abstract

    Voyageur Classics is a series of new versions of Canadian classics, with added material and special introductions. In this bundle we find two classic works of the art of the Canadian essay. Charles G.D. Roberts was a distinguished writer of his time who published more than forty volumes of poetry, romance fiction, and nature writing – making him one of the most popular writers of his time.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Toronto Neighbourhoods 7-Book Bundle A City in the Making / Unbuilt Toronto / Unbuilt Toronto 2 / Leaside / Opportunity Road / Willowdale / The Yonge Street Story, 1793-1860

    Creator

    Osbaldeston, Mark

    Berchem, F.R. (Hamish)

    Armstrong, Frederick H.

    Kennedy, Scott

    Pitfield, Jane

    Abstract

    The Toronto Neighbourhoods bundle presents a collection of titles that provide fascinating insight into the history and development of Canada’s largest and most diverse city. Beginning with histories of Canada’s longest street and the early days of what was once called York (The Yonge Street Story, 1793-1860; A City in the Making; Opportunity Road), the titles in the bundle go on to examine the development of particular unique neighbourhoods that help give the city its character (Willowdale, Leaside).

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Touch Five Factors to Growing and Leading a Human Organization

    Creator

    Maffin, Tod

    Blevis, Mark

    Abstract

    In today’s technology-led pursuit of efficiency, we’ve removed the humanity from business. Here’s how to correct that. For better or worse, digital business has fundamentally changed how organizations hire staff, market their services, and connect with stakeholders. The problem is, in an effort to use technology to connect with people more effectively, we have lost the humanity - that critical person-to-person connection - that is the engine of commerce: Hiring is done by automated keyword searches. Offices have regressed to sterile, highly controlled environments.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified